MAPUTO: European Union poll observers on Tuesday noted irregularities in the results of Mozambique’s general election, which has been contested by the opposition.
On Monday, riot police in the capital Maputo fired tear gas to disperse a crowd protesting against alleged fraud in the October 9 presidential and parliamentary election, days after two associates of opposition presidential candidate Venancio Mondlane were shot dead.
“The European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM)... has noted irregularities during counting and unjustified alteration of election results at polling station and district level,” they said.
The EU observers urged election authorities in the southern African country to conduct the ballot count “in a transparent and credible manner, ensuring the traceability of polling station results.”
“In view of the social tensions and electoral related violence witnessed in recent days, the EU EOM reiterates its condemnation of the killings of Elvino Dias and Paulo Guambe, and wishes to call for utmost restraint by all,” they added.
EU observers say ‘irregularities’ in Mozambique vote results
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EU observers say ‘irregularities’ in Mozambique vote results
- The results of Mozambique’s general election have been contested by the opposition
- Observers noted irregularities during counting and unjustified alteration of election results
German railway Deutsche Bahn hit by cyberattack
- The distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack caused problems with the railway’s website
- “Our defensive measures were effective in minimizing the impact on our customers,” DB said
BERLIN: A cyberattack against Germany’s state-owned railway Deutsche Bahn briefly disrupted ticketing systems and timetable information services this week, the company disclosed Wednesday.
The distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack caused problems with the railway’s website and its widely used DB Navigator app on Tuesday afternoon.
The website and app issues were mostly resolved by Tuesday evening, but resurfaced again on Wednesday morning.
Deutsche Bahn is Germany’s dominant rail service, operating both passenger and cargo trains as well as suburban commuter railways in many cities.
“Our defensive measures were effective in minimizing the impact on our customers,” Deutsche Bahn said.
The company has been in contact with Germany’s BSI cybersecurity authorities, an interior ministry spokeswoman said Wednesday, adding that she could provide few additional details about the attack.
